Past Events

The now renowned « Diplomatic Business Workshop » organized for the 8th consecutive year by the Arab-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, with the support of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Linklaters, was held on Friday 15 December 2017.

Through this workshop the ABLCC organized a networking lunch started with a brief speech of HE.Mr. Johan Verkammen Director Middle East & North Africa- foreign Affairs, shedding light that this economic diplomacy should be as efficient and useful as possible for our companies.

Explaining the importance of summarizing our action by referring to the 4 “I’s”: to Inform, to Introduce, to Intervene and to promote the Image of Belgium.

« We encourage our embassies and consulates abroad to feed us with relevant economic information, which is dispatched to our regional bodies and to our companies.

Mentioning the application called “Trade4U” which is run by the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency and which provides economic information on your smartphone.

Reiterating that Trade missions are an important tool, In that respect one of the highlights in 2018 will be the trade missions lead by Her Highness Princess Astrid in Morocco, in Egypt in the spring, and many more.

We all work towards the same goal: enhance our foreign trade relations and defend the interests of our companies.

He underlined the Efficient effort of the Arab Belgian Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce for this successful gathering,more than 110 participants each year, the workshop makes perfectly clear the importance of Arab-Belgian relations and its supporting role for Belgian companies.

And in the frame of the 40th anniversary of the Chamber in 2018, Mr. Ghassan Ejjeh (Senior vice-president) BESIX, reporting his long relation with the Chamber extended for 50 years, and its evolution.